Well, it's been a while, and for that I apologise. I've no excuse so I won't even try and come up with one.
Inauguration day seemed like a good day to get back into it.
2016 catch up
This is probably all you need: Best Memes 2016
Although if you're looking for some off the beaten track listening, Bandcamp's best albums of 2016 isn't a bad place to start.
2017 look forward
"Congratulations, US media! You’ve just covered your first press conference of an authoritarian leader with a massive ego and a deep disdain for your trade and everything you hold dear. We in Russia have been doing it for 12 years now"
Peter Serafinowicz's ongoing Sassy Trump series on YouTube is worth a few minutes of your time. All Trump's own words.
Another ongoing effort worth keeping an eye on is Amy Siskind's attempt to document the subtle changes happening in the USA as Trump takes office.
Worth Pondering
Eye Candy
'Daily Life: January 2017', Boston Globe
Totally Confused
Animals and mirrors, creativity through limitation, radio.garden, 'Trump charging into a goblin's nest' and 'me arriving at yr house party with a bag of cans'.
That's it for today. If, fingers crossed, we are all around this time tomorrow I hope to make this newsletter a regular thing once again.
Yours etc., @loughlin
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